UVM Retired Faculty and Administrative Officers

Constitution of the Retired Faculty and Administrative Officers

CONSTITUTION OF THE UVM RETIRED FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

1.The UVM Retired Faculty and Administrative Officers (RFAO) are all
persons retired from the ranks of academic, clinical, library,
extension, and research faculties, and officers of administration at
the University of Vermont, organized to keep in touch with each other
and improve dialogue with UVM’s active faculty, staff, and
administrators for the benefit of the members and the University.

2. A president, vice-president, and secretary/treasurer performing the
usual functions of each office, and five (5) other members shall
constitute the core Executive Board, who shall be elected in staggered
terms at a spring semiannual meeting for a term of two years, with
eligibility for re-election.

Ex officio members of the
Executive Board shall include the past president for two (2) years
after leaving office, editor of the HERMES newsletter, information
officer, AROHE representative, and such senate representatives
and others as may be appointed by the Executive Board.

Potential ex-officio members,
other than the past president, can be nominated by any member and
subsequently approved as ex-officio by a majority vote of the board

Nominations for Executive Board
membership will be solicited from the general membership and a list of
nominees will be drawn up by the Executive Board and presented to the
general membership at the Spring semiannual meeting for their action.

The Executive Board will meet
monthly except for the months of June and July. Minutes of the Board
meetings will be posted in a timely manner on the RFAO web site.

A quorum for Executive Board
action shall consist of 7 members; at least two must be officers.

Vacancies on the Executive Board
may be filled by appointment made by the Executive Board for the
duration of the term.

3.There shall be a spring and fall semiannual membership meeting
scheduled with elections held at the spring meeting and most business
conducted at the fall meeting. The Executive Board shall act for the
organization as the need arises and report its actions at the
semiannual meetings for its approval. Other meetings may be called by
the Executive Board as business requires.

4. Committees and organizational representatives may be appointed by
the Executive Board or president for a specific term as opportunities
for work appear, such as modification of benefits, participation in
discussions of UVM program changes, as well as collection and recording
of information about UVM history.

5. Dues may be assessed as needed.

6. Changes in this Constitution shall be adopted by majority vote at
the semiannual meeting after such amendments have been warned by
written notice at least three weeks before the meeting and put on its
agenda.

7. A quorum for membership meetings shall consist of 30 members, or ten percent of the membership, whichever is smaller.

Adopted: October 18, 1980
Amended: October 12, 1983
October 15, 1996
October 3, 2006
October 20, 2007
October 19, 2012